Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says Lewis Hamilton would have won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix without the virtual safety car, such was the Briton’s pace on his three-stop strategy. With the expectation of high tyre degradation, Ferrari committed to the three-stopper early with Hamilton and opened with its first pit Read more
Few people in Formula 1 know Lewis Hamilton better than Toto Wolff. The pair enjoyed one of the most successful partnerships in the sport’s history, winning six drivers’ championships together during a spell of more than a decade at Mercedes.Hamilton’s move to Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season failed to Read more
Lewis Hamilton thanked Ferrari for helping him “achieve a dream” after taking his maiden grand prix win as a member of the Scuderia.Hamilton and Ferrari went on the offensive in F1’s tyre battle on a sweltering Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Unlike most other frontrunners, including poleman George Russell, Hamilton opted for a Read more
A strategic masterclass gave Lewis Hamilton his maiden victory for Ferrari at the Barcelona Grand Prix, while Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli retired late on.The Mercedes driver was set to finish second behind Hamilton before an engine failure struck with three laps remaining, handing the runner-up spot to team-mate George Read more
While the first months of 2026 have been dominated by discussions about power units and energy management, a different topic has taken centre stage in Barcelona: tyres. Supplier Pirelli says it is not necessarily looking for that kind of attention, although given the conditions it is unavoidable.The Barcelona Grand Prix Read more
Red Bull locked out the third row of the grid for Sunday’s Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix. Max Verstappen appeared to be in contention for pole position after two sectors, but saw his grip disappear in the last part of the lap – an issue many drivers struggled with due to Read more
Aston Martin’s abject performance in Barcelona comes as no surprise to Fernando Alonso as he qualified last for his home race – but having to keep explaining the team’s many woes is starting to wear on him.The world champion took 22nd, which ended a 42-race streak of outqualifying team-mate Lance Read more
High tyre degradation at the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix will create small differences between the three compounds and considerable strategic variation during Sunday’s race, according to pole winner George Russell.Friday’s long runs over FP2 demonstrated that the medium compound was dropping off at around three tenths per lap across Read more
A frustrated Charles Leclerc was left feeling “ashamed” of himself after crashing in qualifying for the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix, leaving him 10th on Sunday’s grid.The Ferrari driver drifted onto the dustier line at Turn 4, inevitably causing him to lose the back end and spin into the barrier on Read more
George Russell finally struck back in the 2026 Formula 1 world title fight as he ended Kimi Antonelli’s dominant streak to take pole for the Barcelona Grand Prix.Russell set a 1m14.679s for his third pole of 2026, 0.064s quicker than second-placed Lewis Hamilton with Antonelli in third and three tenths behind Read more